Robert Gunder seeks re-election in Quincy Township

Robert J. “Bob” Gunder has announced his candidacy for re-election to the post of Quincy Township supervisor.

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Waynesboro Record Herald - Waynesboro, PA

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Posted Apr. 5, 2013 at 3:30 PM

Posted Apr. 5, 2013 at 3:30 PM

QUINCY — Robert J. "Bob" Gunder has announced his candidacy for re-election to the post of Quincy Township supervisor.

Gunder is a lifelong township resident and a graduate of the local public school system. He spent 38 years as a civil servant with the Army, where he held various executive-level positions at Letterkenny Army Depot and Fort Ritchie, including facility director of the Alternate Joint Communications Command Center, Site R.

Gunder was elected to his first term in 2001 and his second in 2007.

Prior to his election to the board of supervisors, Gunder served for 15 years on the Quincy Township Planning Commission, from its inception in 1982 to 1996, including a dozen years as chairman.

Gunder, who has served six consecutive years as chairman of the supervisors, also represents the township on a number of advisory boards, including the Franklin County Council of Governments and the Franklin County Area Tax Board. He is a member of the legislative committee for the local chapter of the Pennsylvania Association of Township Supervisors.

During Gunder's 12-year tenure as a full-time township supervisor, he has undertaken several major grant-funding initiatives which resulted in more than $1.4 million being secured for Quincy Township for ongoing sewer, water and municipal park projects. More than $750,000 was secured on behalf of low-income families in the township so they could afford the mandatory sewer connection fees.

Gunder and his wife, Veloria, have lived at the same Mentzer Gap Road residence since their marriage. They have three children and seven grandchildren, all of whom still live in Quincy Township.

"The township is currently deeply immersed in two separate public water projects, one of which is designed to resolve a long-standing contamination problem," Gunder said. "This, together with our own initiative to develop our first township municipal park, demands the oversight of a full-time supervisor with executive-level background and experience to ensure these projects are completed within the prescribed timeline and budget thresholds, while at the same time strike a balance between system demands and resident concerns. The daily demands of the job are no longer all about roads and bridges."

Gunder said he is proud to have been a part of upgrading the township vehicle fleet, improving the quality of the sewer plant operations and, most recently, helping to secure a bond issue, which will result in $770,000 savings on sewer loan repayments. This was done with a balanced township budget and no need to raise the 1.6-mill tax rate, he noted.

Editor's note: The Record Herald publishes candidacy announcements free of charge. The deadline for submitting announcements is Friday, April 12.